The launch of Pearl Abyss’ latest title has some PC gamers cringing. However, a recent update changes the situation for owners of Intel Arc graphics cards. Crimson Desert now becomes accessible on this hardware, but precise adjustment should be avoided to avoid crashing.
A chaotic launch for Intel Arc-equipped gamers
When the game was released, many Intel Arc players received a discouraging error message. The message “Graphics device is currently not supported” blocked all access to the title. This situation quickly aroused the anger of the community on social networks.
The discontent was all the more acute as Intel had attempted to collaborate with Pearl Abyss before the release. The American manufacturer wanted to optimize the game for its Arc GPUs. However, the Korean studio did not integrate this support from launch.
So, players equipped with cards like B580 found themselves unable to enjoy the game. This exclusion caused Intel to react, which expressed its disappointment publicly.
“We are extremely disappointed by the lack of support for our Arc GPUs, despite our team’s numerous attempts to test, validate, and provide optimization for our hardware. HAS”
Intel forces the passage with its new drivers
Good news for the players concerned: the tide has turned. Intel has deployed the version 32.0.101.8629 WHQL of its Game On drivers. From now on, Arc cards allow you to launch the title without being blocked from the home screen.
Thanks to this update, Intel GPU owners can finally access the world of Pywell. The game launches, and the adventure can begin. However, the experience can still be improved on this material.
- Le message d’erreur « Graphics device is currently not supported » disparaît
- The map Intel Arc B580 is now compatible
- Game On version drivers 32.0.101.8629 WHQL are required
- The game remains playable despite some visual bugs
- Pearl Abyss is working on additional optimizations
A playable experience but strewn with visual bugs
If Crimson Desert is now launching on Intel Arc, the first feedback is not all positive. Players report a “playable” experience but far from perfect. Visual glitches appear on characters’ faces and on certain terrains.
These rendering anomalies were shared on the subreddit dedicated to Intel Arc. Screenshots show strange textures and graphical glitches. These issues don’t prevent you from playing, but they do affect immersion.
Therefore, Intel Arc gamers must accept some visual compromises for the time being. Pearl Abyss seems aware of these concerns and continues to work on optimizing the title.
The FSR 4 setting to absolutely avoid
A more serious problem concerns precise graphics tuning. The game natively supports DLSS 4.5 from NVIDIA and the FSR 4 from AMD. However, enabling FSR 4 on an Intel Arc GPU causes a plantage instantané.
This crash takes the player straight back to the office, without warning. Additionally, backups may be affected. Intel Arc players should therefore leave this option disabled for the moment.
This is a notable paradox: open technologies like FSR are often used on Intel to gain performance. In the case of Crimson Desert, this marriage doesn’t work at all.
The absence of XeSS is sorely felt
The title does not yet offer native support for XeSSIntel’s super-sampling solution. This absence penalizes players equipped with Arc cards who seek to improve their graphics performance.
Without XeSS, Intel GPU owners have no stable alternative to boost their frames per second. Competing technologies like FSR cause crashes, which severely limits options.
Pearl Abyss hinted that work on Intel optimization continues. A future update could fix texture bugs and integrate XeSS. The players concerned therefore remain hopeful for the weeks to come.
In the meantime, owners of Intel Arc cards can enjoy Crimson Desert with the default settings. The experience remains imperfect, but it is no longer impossible as at launch.
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